Baseline characteristics of pooled study sample
| Characteristic | HIV− (n = 702) | HIV+ (n = 618) | Total N = 1,320 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | |||
| Median | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Interquartile range | 27–44 | 29–42 | 28–43 |
| Age at sexual debut (y) | |||
| Median | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Interquartile range | 15–19 | 15–19 | 15–19 |
| Lifetime sex partners (%) | |||
| None | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| One | 45.5 | 31.4 | 39.0 |
| 2–5 | 25.1 | 34.9 | 28.6 |
| 6–10 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| >10 | 27.1 | 31.7 | 30.2 |
| Religion (%) | |||
| Muslim | 85.5 | 89.9 | 87.8 |
| Christian | 14.1 | 9.7 | 11.8 |
| Other/None | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Marital status (%) | |||
| Married (monogamy) | 34.4 | 26.7 | 30.9 |
| Married (polygamy) | 25.5 | 14.7 | 20.5 |
| Never married | 15.4 | 8.9 | 12.4 |
| Separated/divorced | 20.4 | 30.7 | 25.1 |
| Widowed | 4.3 | 19.0 | 11.1 |
| Education (%) | |||
| None | 42.6 | 50.5 | 46.3 |
| Primary School | 30.1 | 33.3 | 31.6 |
| Secondary School | 24.3 | 15.2 | 20.0 |
| University | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Follow-up duration (days) | |||
| Median | 780 | 812 | 796 |
| Interquartile range | 368–1,155 | 384–1,344 | 377–1,224 |
| Interval between clinic visits (days) | |||
| Median | 139 | 134 | 136 |
| Interquartile range | 122–232 | 119–238 | 121–235 |
| Baseline cervical natural history stage (%) | |||
| Normal | 31.8 | 41.0 | 36.1 |
| HPV | 64.1 | 52.3 | 58.5 |
| HSIL | 4.1 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Commercial sex worker (%) | 24.8 | 30.4 | 27.4 |
| Cigarette Use (%, ever) | 15.4 | 18.9 | 17.0 |
| Contraception Use (%, ever) | 46.9 | 36.6 | 42.2 |
| Alcohol Consumption (%, ever) | 9.0 | 13.9 | 11.2 |
| HIV-positive subsample | |||
| HIV-type (%) | |||
| HIV-1 | — | 63.3 | — |
| HIV-2 | — | 28.3 | — |
| Dual HIV-1/2 infection | — | 8.4 | — |
| CD4+ count (cells/μL) | |||
| Median | — | 406 | — |
| Interquartile range | — | 241–620 | — |
| ART use (%, ever) | — | 30.8 | — |
| AIDSa (%) | — | 25.1 | — |
↵aClassified as either having CD4+ count <200 recorded at any point during follow-up or a WHO Stage 4 AIDS defining event.